MCQ Chapter 5 Modern English Class 11 English Bihar Board 1. Early Modern English grammar is characterized by:Rapid changes in structureSurvival of older usagesInfluence of Latin grammarSimplification of rulesQuestion 1 of 202. The grammar of Modern English I remained:ChaoticExperimentalConservativeAmbiguousQuestion 2 of 203. The first English dictionary was published in:1650175518001700Question 3 of 204. Who published A Dictionary of the English Language?Francis BaconSamuel JohnsonChristopher MarloweEdmond SpenserQuestion 4 of 205. Which literary work is associated with Shakespeare?The Faerie QueeneKing LearVolponeEssaysQuestion 5 of 206. The grammar books of the 18th century aimed to:Codify grammar rulesSimplify grammarEliminate dialectsCreate new formsQuestion 6 of 207. Who authored The British Grammar?Robert LowthJames BuchananLindley MurrayJoseph PriestlyQuestion 7 of 208. The Rudiments of English Grammar was written by:William LoughtonLindley MurrayRobert LowthSamuel JohnsonQuestion 8 of 209. Which literary age is also known as the Augustan Age?16th century17th century18th century19th centuryQuestion 9 of 2010. The Augustan Age was characterized by:ExperimentationRegulation and orderRomanticismRenaissance idealsQuestion 10 of 2011. Which event marked the transition to Modern English II?Industrial RevolutionExpansion of British coloniesPrinting press inventionThe ReformationQuestion 11 of 2012. The 18th-century grammarians aimed to:Invent new languagesPreserve English language orderExpand vocabularyEliminate grammar rulesQuestion 12 of 2013. The Renaissance influenced English by:Introducing dialectsEnriching vocabularySimplifying grammarStandardizing pronunciationQuestion 13 of 2014. Volpone was written by:ShakespeareBen JonsonFrancis BaconChristopher MarloweQuestion 14 of 2015. The work of Shakespeare and the Authorized Version of the Bible:Made English complexSimplified EnglishAbolished older wordsCreated new dialectsQuestion 15 of 2016. Dr. Faustus was authored by:Edmond SpenserChristopher MarloweBen JonsonWilliam ShakespeareQuestion 16 of 2017. The phrase "Necessity is the mother of invention" applies to:Vocabulary developmentGrammar booksPrinting technologyIndustrial RevolutionQuestion 17 of 2018. The British Grammar was first published in:1755176217341792Question 18 of 2019. How many words did Samuel Johnson's dictionary contain?10,00020,00040,00050,000Question 19 of 2020. Modern English II saw English becoming a:Regional languageWorld languageBritish Isles languageColonial dialectQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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